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B 0 T T L E (A lication; ald Apr. 2. 1900.

(No Model.)

WITNESSES MMQ ATTORNEYS m: "aims PETERS co. PHOTO-LITHQ. wAsummn u cUNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

RICHARD W. H. FUNK, OF NEW YORK, N. Y., ASSIGNOR OF ONE-HALF TO THOMASF. OROURKE, OF SAME PLACE.

BOTTLE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 665,424, dated January8, 1901.

Application filed April 2, 1900. serial No. 11,180. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, RICHARD W. H FUNK, a citizen of the United States,residing at New York, in the county of New York and State of New York,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bottles, of whichthe following is a full and complete specification, such as will enablethose skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame. This invention relates to bottles, jugs, jars, and similarvessels; and the object thereof is to provide an improved neckattachment or stopping device for vessels of this class whereby when thevessel has been filled and the stopping device secured in position inthe neck thereof the vessel may be emptied of its contents, but cannotbe refilled'or reused.

In the accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, inwhich like reference characters denote like parts in both views, Figure1 is a central vertical section of the upper part of a bottle and theneck thereof and showing my improvement, and Fig. 2 a transverse sectionon the line 2 2 of Fig. 1.

In the practice of my invention as shown in the drawings I provide abottle or other vessel A, only the upper portion of which is shown, andsaid bottle is provided with a neck a, near the bottom portion of whichis an inner annular groove 0, and said neck is preferably enlargedaround said groove, as shown at (1/ The inner portion of the neck, atthe bottom thereof, is contracted inwardly and downwardly to form a plugor valve seat ing 6 around which is an upwardly-directed casing I),provided with side ports or passages which and the plate D is an annulargroove d in which is placed a spring 61, provided at each end with ablock or head 03. The lower end of the tubular casing dis flaredoutwardly or bell-shaped, as shown at d, and said lower end is providedwith side ports or passages 'd ,'and placed in the upper end of thetubular casing d is a semispherical valve G, provided with a centraldepending rod g, with the lower end of which is loosely connected aweight 9 which is preferably spherical in form. The length of the rod gis such that however the bottle may be tilted the weight 9 will engagethe inner surface of the bellshaped lower end d of the casing d, asclearly shown in Fig. l of the drawings.

In practice a packing, plug, cork, or similardevice is secured aroundthe upper portion of the tubular casing d, as shown at H, and the springd is placed in the groove d and the entire device is forced downwardlyinto the neck of the bottle until the groove around the upper end of thetubular casing 01 registers with the groove a in the neck of the bottle,at which time the ends of the spring (1 are thrown outwardly and theblocks or heads (1 enter the groove a and are partially in said grooveand partially in the groove CF, and by this means the attachment issecurely locked in the neck of the bottle. In this operation the cork,plug, or other device H is firmly seated on the inclined inner surface01, at the bottom of the neck a, as shown in the drawings,and the neckaround theattachment or the lower end thereof is securely closed.

It will be understood that before inserting the attachment, as beforedescribed, the bottle or other vessel is first filled with the desiredcontents, and after this has been done and the attachment secured inplace the bottle or other vessel can be emptied of its contents, butcannot be refilled or reused. It will also be understood that after thevessel has been filled and the attachment inserted the top of the neckis closed by acork or stopper in the usual manner, and when it isdesired to empty the vessel said cork or stopper, which is not shown, isremoved and the bottle or vessel is tilted in the usual manner. Thisoperation causes the valve G to leave its seat, being forced therefromby the weight 9 which engages the inner surface of the conicalend d ofthe casing 01 and slides or rolls thereon. The contents of the bottle orvessel will flow out through the ports or passages 61 through thetubular casing d, through the chamber 1), and through the ports orpassages b and this operation may be continued or repeated until thebottle or vessel is entirely emptied. After the bottle or vessel hasbeen emptied it cannot be refilled by pouring liquids thereinto, as inthis operation the valve G will be seated by gravity and by theoperation of the weight g and the opening through the tubular casing (1will be closed, as will be readily understood. This operation will bethe same in any position in which the bottle or vessel may be held in aneffort to pour liquids thereinto, and the weight 9 may be made to serveas a float, in which event it would be impossible to force liquids intothe bottle or vessel so as to fill the same, as in this case said floatwould raise and seat the valve G.

The cap-plate b of the upwardly-directed tubular extension b of thecasing B is intended to prevent any interference with the operation ofthe valve G, and in the operation of the device, as hereinbeforedescribed, the weight or float g will be seated in thedownwardly-directed conical extension (1 of the tubular casing (1 beforesaid weight or float will enter said conical extension far enough toclose the ports or passages (1 The entire device is simple inconstruction and operation and well adapted to accomplish the result forwhich it is intended and is also comparatively inexpensive.

Having fully described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. A bottle or other vessel provided with a neckattachment or stopping device, comprising a tubular casing having portsor passages at the top thereof and adapted to be secured in the neck ofthe bottle or vessel, said tubular casing being also provided with acen-' tral downwardly-directed tubular extension, the lowerend of whichis conical in form and provided with ports or passages, and a valveplaced in said tubular casing and adapted to close the upper end of saidtubular extension, said valve being provided with a down wardlydirectedrod, and a weight loosely connected with the lowerend of said rod, saidrod being of such length that said weight shall engage the inner wall ofsaid lower conical end of said casing when said bottle is tilted,substantially as shown and described.

2. A bottle or other vessel, provided with a neck attachment or stopperdevice, comprising a tubular casing having ports or passages at the topthereof and adapted to be secured in the neck of the bottle or vessel,said tubular casing being also provided with a centraldownwardly-directed tubular extension, the lower end of which is conicalin form and provided with ports or passages, a valve placed in saidtubular casing and adapted to close the upper end of said tubularextension, said valve having a curved seat-engaging surface and beingprovided with a downwardly-directed rod, and a spherical weight looselyconnected with thelower end of said rod, said rod being of such lengththat said weight shall engage the inner wall of said lower conical endof said casing when said bottle is tilted, substantially as shown anddescribed.

3. The herein'described neck attachment for bottles or other vessels,comprising a tubularcasing which is suitably secured within the neck ofthe bottle, and which is provided at its upper end with openings orports, said casing being also provided with a downwardlydirected tubularextension having side ports or passages, and the lower end of which isconical in form, and a valve G which is adapted to close the upper endof said tubularcasing,said valve G being provided withadownwardly-directed rod g, and a weight g loosely connected with thelower end of said rod, said rod being of such length that when saidbottle is tilted said weight g will engage the inner wall of saidconical end of said downwardly-directed tubular extension and force thevalve G from its seat, substantially as shown and described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my invention I have signed myname, in presence of the subscribing witnesses, this 29th day of March,1900.

RICHARD \V. H. FUNK.

Witnesses:

F. A. STEWART, O. O. OLsEN.

